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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards has questioned whether police are doing a good enough job with the millions of dollars in additional funding they have been given.
He told the House of Assembly he wasn’t convinced the extra money from Government ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2011
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MPs last night approved more than $160 million in government overspends since 2002.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards lambasted Government for taking so long to bring the supplementary estimates to the House of Assembly.
“Why is that we are in Mar...
DATE: Mar 29, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Economy Minister Kim Wilson has hit back at claims Government is not providing adequate time for debate on the budget in the Senate.
The Senator said the Opposition was responsible for scheduling debates on the Budget, and they had not allocated enou...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Opposition Senator Michael Dunkley has praised efforts by the Government to streamline the Justice system, but questioned the efficiency of in-prison rehabilitation programmes.
Speaking on Friday at the debate in Senate regarding the Justice Departme...
DATE: Mar 28, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Readers of The Royal Gazette have had plenty to say about salaries for parliamentarians since we revealed that the total annual bill now tops $4 million and most Ministers in the House of Assembly receive $168,000 a year.
Here are a selection of thei...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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The row over voting rights in Hamilton will be rekindled today as MPs debate an order connected to municipality reform.
The Municipalities (Election) Order aims to allow elections in Hamilton and St George’s to be run in the same way as national elec...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
National Security Minister David Burch called statements by British MP Andrew Rosindell disrespectful, saying the Conservative backbencher didn’t have the right to dictate policy.
Speaking at the close of the motion to adjourn in the Senate on Wednes...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Orders to create Economic Empowerment Zones (EEZs) in St George’s and Somerset have been approved in the Senate.
Economy Minister Kim Wilson said the new EEZs would help to encourage entrepreneurs and support existing businesses in the east and west ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The salaries of MPs and Senators are unlikely to be increased any time soon, Premier Paula Cox has revealed.
But the Finance Minister would not say whether she will recommend to Cabinet that it order a review of the amount paid to parliamentarians, i...
DATE: Mar 25, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Senators have passed a handful of bills, including one that increases the cost of the minimum health insurance package by 6.8 percent.
Government Senator Cromwell Shakir said the standard premium rate would cost $252.27 per month from April 1, up $1...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Politics
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